Kill Dave, Pat Morrissey, Hayley Kiyoko, Paul Phamous, Marcus Lomax, Ellie Suh
Participating Members
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About the Song
《Lucid Dream》 (자각몽) is a hauntingly intimate track by aespa, closing their first mini album Savage, released in 2021 under SM Entertainment. Built on a restrained R&B-pop atmosphere crafted by composers such as Kill Dave and Pat Morrissey, the song captures the feeling of being trapped between waking reality and an irresistible dream. The lyrics speak from a perspective that knows the illusion is fragile yet chooses to stay, pulled deeper by longing, fog-like memories, and a love that refuses to fade. Rather than resisting the dream, the voice surrenders to it, expressing a quiet devotion that grows stronger the more it slips away, turning uncertainty and obsession into something strangely beautiful and inescapable.
A feeling of longing I can’t quite name, like wandering along the fragile border between consciousness and dreams, inside a hazy fog that’s almost too sweet, walking endlessly without knowing the direction.
FALLING
CALLING
CHASING
kkum-in geol al-myeon-seo-do kkae-eo-nal su eop-neun i kkum-cheo-reom na
Even though I know it’s a dream, I can’t wake up from it.
eo-dum sok-e gil i-reun bam-cheo-reom hol-lin deu-si he-mae-sseo kkeut-eop-si neol
Like a night lost in the dark, I drift endlessly toward you, as if I’m possessed.
no no no i can’t stop LOVE neon ja-kku ji-teun eo-dum sok-e deo gip-i neol dal-meun heu-rin an-gaet-sok deo gip-i
No, no, no, I can’t stop love. You keep pulling me deeper into the thick darkness, deeper into the blurred fog that looks just like you.
sa-ra-jin-dae-do no-chi a-neul-ge neol no no no i can’t stop LOVE
Even if you disappear, I won’t let you go. No, no, no, I can’t stop love.
Between fingers that almost touched, you tease me softly, then pull me into your arms like a comfort, wrapping me in the air itself. I want you more and more, this warm dream called you.
FALLING
CALLING
CHASING
ja-beul su eop-da hae-do kkae-eo-nal su eop-neun i kkum-cheo-reom na
Even if I know I can’t hold you, I still can’t wake up.
eo-dum sok-e gil i-reun bam-cheo-reom hol-lin deu-si he-mae-sseo kkeut-eop-si neol
Like a night lost in the dark, I wander endlessly toward you.
no no no i can’t stop LOVE neon ja-kku ji-teun eo-dum sok-e deo gip-i neol dal-meun heu-rin an-gaet-sok deo gip-i
No, no, no, I can’t stop love. You keep pulling me deeper into the darkness, deeper into the fog that carries your shape.
sa-ra-jin-dae-do no-chi a-neul-ge neol no no no i can’t stop LOVE
Even if you vanish, I won’t let you go. No, no, no, I can’t stop love.
why am i so attached to YOU everytime you leave ME i don’t know what to DO i just can’t stop loving YOU i don’t know what else to SAY you drive me CRAZY
Why am I so attached to you? Every time you leave me, I don’t know what to do. I just can’t stop loving you. I don’t know what else to say—you drive me crazy.
💡 Note: a state of dreaming while being aware, symbolizing conscious longing within illusion
안갯속(an-gaetsok)
inside the fog
💡 Note: a metaphor for emotional confusion and obscured reality
그리워한(geuriwohan)
longed for
💡 Note: expressing deep yearning for something absent yet vivid
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics describe being trapped in a lucid dream where longing and awareness coexist, drifting endlessly between consciousness and illusion. Even while knowing it is a dream, the speaker cannot wake up, wandering through darkness and mist drawn by a presence that feels both comforting and unreachable. Love becomes an inescapable pull, deepening the more it fades, as the speaker chooses to follow that voice into uncertainty rather than let go. The dream turns into a space where loss, desire, and devotion blur together, making love something that persists even in darkness and dissolution.
